Ten toll takers plead not guilty in scheme

BOSTON — Ten current and former toll collectors have pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing a total of $7,500 from their Massachusetts Turnpike Authority booths.

The Associated Press

BOSTON — Ten current and former toll collectors have pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing a total of $7,500 from their Massachusetts Turnpike Authority booths.

The toll collectors are accused of skimming quarters and dollars over a three-month period from their booths near Logan International Airport. Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley said they took home anywhere from $20 to $150 per shift.

Authorities allege some of the toll collectors charged taxi cabs and other commercial vehicles as ordinary vehicles and pocketed the difference.

Nine of the 10 toll-takers were released on personal recognizance after they were arraigned Friday on charges of larceny and fraudulent record-keeping in Boston Municipal Court.